A 23-acre folk-life village on the banks of Bayou Vermilion, recreating Acadian, Creole, and Native American life in the period 1765 to 1890. Costumed interpreters demonstrate Cajun cooking, blacksmithing, weaving, and boat building in nineteen restored or reconstructed buildings.
Live Cajun and zydeco music on Saturday afternoons in the performance hall is one of the easier introductions to the region's music — pay the museum entry and you get the show. The bayou-side restaurant, La Cuisine de Maman, serves passable plate lunches. Allow half a day.